There Will Come Soft Rains

There Will Come Soft Rains

2018 · 81 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Fantasy

In a working-class neighborhood, in the outskirts of a small town, a group of children is faced with a strange and terrifying incident, which will soon develop into a true epidemic: all adults have turned into “sleepy beings”. The children, petrified yet determined, try hard to keep their spirits high and not give up hope that somehow, someday, their parents will “wake up”.

Directed by Iván Fund · Written by Iván Fund

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